INDIANOLA, IOWA – With three starters scoring in double figures, the Augsburg University men's basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 74-59 nonconference victory at Simpson College on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 74, Simpson (Iowa) 59
LOCATION: Cowles Fieldhouse, Indianola, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-1 overall, Simpson 1-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Leading 39-33 at halftime, Augsburg slowly pulled away in the second half, with an 12-5 run giving the Auggies their biggest lead of the game, 55-40 with 12:45 left to play. Augsburg connected on 15-of-30 (50.0 percent) from the field in the second half, part of a 47.5-percent (28-of-59) effort in the game. Simpson hit just 37.0 percent (10-of-27) from the field in the second half.
• Augsburg dominated on the inside, outrebounding the Storm by a 42-27 margin, scoring 12 second-chance points on 13 offensive rebounds. The Auggies outscored Simpson in the paint by a 48-28 margin.
• Andy Stafford (SR, Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS) scored 16 points with five rebounds to lead Augsburg, while Will Blascziek (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) scored 15 points with seven rebounds and two assists. Trent Gomez (SO, Two Harbors, Minn./Two Harbors HS) scored 12 points with two assists and two steals.
• Elias Batala (SO, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) scored six points with eight rebounds, Ali Axmed (SO, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) scored eight points with four rebounds, Myles Adams (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) scored seven points, and Mario Adams (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) scored si points with three rebounds.
 
FOR THE FOES
• Caden Rehmeier scored 14 points with five rebounds to lead Simpson, while Marcus Haupert scored 13 points.
• Caden Rehmeier scored 14 points with five rebounds, and Bo Huston scored 11 points.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to Pella, Iowa, to take on Central College on Saturday (11/16) at 3 p.m.